The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH on the Interstate, the vehicle started shaking and there was a knocking sound coming from the engine with smoke and a burning oil odor. The engine, ABS, and traction control warning lights simultaneously illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road to cool down. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a fractured engine pin, which caused the knocking sound. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20V750000 (Engine); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 138,929.
2014 Kia Soul: ABS light or ABS activating
8 of the 904 complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 89,000
- recalls
- 0
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while accelerating, the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard, and the vehicle was sluggish and slow to accelerate before responding as needed. There was an abnormal, rotten odor coming from the vehicle. The ABS, engine, and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V120000 (Engine, Engine and Engine Cooling). The local dealer was contacted and suggested a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.
While driving, the ABS system turns on but the light on the dash doesn't turn on. The brake pedal is solid with the ground glass feeling while braking. The ABS doesn't disengage when I take my foot off the brake. My vehicle doesn't stop or slow down. I went through an intersection and red light because I was unable to stop. This has happened three times while I have driven the vehicle. I have since learned to shift into neutral to slow the vehicle but each time it has happened, the brake pedal is solid-firm with no slowing. No errors or lights turn on to indicate the ABS is engaged. When I took the car to the Longmont CO dealership, they couldn't reproduce the problem and told me I had air in the brake line. An independent mechanic was able to reproduce this while driving my car. When the vehicle is plugged into the computer diagnostic tool, it doesn't show a problem because the computer disengages the ABS system. The mechanic replaced the ABS sensor and was unable to reproduce the issue again. I picked up my vehicle and drove it several times without incident then going downhill it happened again. I shifted into neutral and was able to stop my vehicle before hitting another car. First time this happened was 12/25/23 most recently it happened 1/14/24.
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ABS light and traction light
Abs light & brake light and other dash board lights are on, and wont turn off. There is a some sort of leak that I am unable to find where it come from. I took it in for a service and to perform recall p12002aq which they did but kia did not attend to, or address the brake light & ABS light & unidentified leak reported to them at the time I brought car in.. Instead they wanted to charge a very high fee to address the issues which are the signs of what has caused fire problems with this kia model
Intermittent loss of brakes (no pressure, straight to the floor, pumping does not help), extremely difficult to replicate on command. After loss of brakes in a parking lot, then at an intersection, replaced all rotors/pads, master cylinder and no leaks or other warning signs. Given issue with replication, never received a diagnostic code after 4 weeks of trying. Replaced ABS system, as only option left to fix a braking issue, and issue appears to be resolved. Kia has had problems with ABS modules but only recalled for certain vehicles with fire hazard. Spent thousands of dollars trying to resolve this issue and could not drive due to safety hazard for over 1 month while trying to figure out the problem.
Cruise control randomly cut off. Then ESC and ABS lights come on and disables anti-lock brakes system and stability control. Best guess faulty brake switch.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Voluntary service campaign: owner renotification (SC334
- Voluntary service campaign: underbody inspection & anti-corrosion material application (SC334)
- Voluntary service campaign: owner notification (SC334)
- Voluntary service campaign: dealer principal memo (SC334)
- Voluntary service campaign: dealer parts and service manager memo (SC334)
- Voluntary service campaign: question and answer (SC334)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2014 Kia Soul abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 2014 Kia Soul?
8 of 904 owner complaints about the 2014 Kia Soul (1%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Kia Soul?
There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2014 Kia Soul
Check engine light 215Engine failure 158Knocking 136Headlights 125Stalling 111Oil consumption 101Loss of power 75Fire or smoke 68Overheating 29Misfire 22Hesitation 20Jerking 19Won't shift 18No deployment 16Won't start 16Fuel smell 14Adaptive cruise 12Warning lights 12Harsh shifting 11Steering noise 9Battery drain 7Brake failure 7Power steering loss 7Grinding brakes 6Fuel pump 6Airbag light 5
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